Improvement in combined horse-powers and baling-presses



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Letters Patent No. 107,990, dated October 4, I870.

IMPROVEMENT IN COMBINED HORSE-POWERS AND BALlNG-PRESSES'.

The Schedule referred to in these lle'tcei-h Patent and making part of the same To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES A. WRIGHT, of Rodney, in the county of Jefferson and State of blississippi, have'invented a new -a-nd.impro.vd' .Gombined Horse-Power and Darling-Press; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable'others skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing forming, part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 represents a side elevation of my innin-o'ved Figure 2 is a i'ertic'al transverse section of the same, the plane of section being indicated bythe line :1: w, fig. 1. r I F Similar letters of referenceindicate corresponding .parts. i H

My invention relates to mechanism for operating the followerof a bailing-press, and consists incertain improvements, which will be first described, in connection with all that'is necessary to a full understanding thereof, and then clearly specified in the summary or claim. l

A in the drawing represents the frame of my improved baling-press, supporting the baling-box B and the machinery for operating the follower.

The follower O is, by means of toggle-levers D D, connected with the stationary cross-bars a a of the frame, so that thereby its motion is steadied.

The follower works vertically in the lower part of Under thebox B is hung, in the frame A, a hori- .zontal shaft, E.

A rope or chain, b, is secured with one end to the shaft E, and is fitted over pulleys c c, that are secured to the inner sides of the toggles, near to the joints of same, asshown.

When the shaft E is'revolved to wind up the rope I), the joints of the levers D will be drawn together;

thereby the levers D are extended to elevate the follower aud make t t-he bale.

Motion is imparted to the shaft E by means of a Windlass, F, connected, by gear-wheels (Z d, with said shaft, the said windlass being rotated by animal power.

The wheel (1 from the shaft E is connected with a shipping-lever, G, which can be used to throw the shaft E out of gear,'and also to so apply pressure to the same that it acts as a brake to prevent the to sudden descent of the follower, for, when the shaft E is out of gear, it permits the follower to descend by shown, and embraces an inner post, J, which serves as an additional support for the box B and its appendages, as is clearly shown in fig. 2. I

Having thus described myinvention,

NVhat I claim as new. and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is+

.1. The arrangement, with respect to the, belt I, of the \vinding-shaft E, bevel-gear (1 d, and windlass 1*, as and for the purpose described. I

2. The arrangement of the shipping-lever G' and beveLpinion d with respect to the \viuding-sha'ft 'E,

to Simultaneously disconnect the power, and act as a brake thereto, thus preventing a too rapid descent of the follower.

Witnesses: CHARLES A. WRIGHT.

- O. M. J onnson,

P. C SLAUGHTER. 

